Prisoner and Court records often have descriptions of the defendents and those under a charge, hence can add a lot of detail about our ancestors' physical appearance.
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | Archives for the State of New South Wales, Australia |
Link: | https://mhnsw.au/archive/subjects/ |
Description: | New South Wales - State Archives |
Extra Info: | Includes databases of immigrants, convicts and more. Now includes early convict records 1788-1801. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | Archives of Tasmania - Names Indexes |
Link: | https://libraries.tas.gov.au/family-history/ |
Description: | Archives Office of Tasmania - Names Indexes |
Extra Info: | Includes passenger details, convicts, naturalisations and more. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book |
Link: | http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/braidwood.htm |
Description: | Braidwood Gaol, NSW Australia, Gaol Entrance Book 1856-1899 |
Extra Info: | Search results include the ship the inmate arrived on, place of birth and physical details. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Claim a Convict |
Link: | http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/ |
Description: | Connects Researchers on the Same Convicts |
Extra Info: | This site offers researchers a free service that enables those researching the same convicts ancestors to contact each other directly by email. |
Classification: | Newspapers, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Connected Histories |
Link: | https://www.connectedhistories.org/ |
Description: | British History Sources, 1500-1900 |
Extra Info: | From the Universities of London, Hertfordshire, and Sheffield. Burney collection of newspapers, British History Online, the Charles Booth Archive, Old Bailey Online and much more... |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict - Australian Convict Transportation Registers |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Ships Arriving 1791-1868 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Death Register - New South Wales, Australia |
Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 |
Extra Info: | Includes name, age, transport ship, date of burial and comments. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Records of Australia |
Link: | https://convictrecords.com.au/ |
Description: | British Convict Transportation Register 1787-1867 |
Extra Info: | This website allows you to search the British Convict transportation register for convicts transported to Australia between 1787-1867. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - First Fleet, 1787-1788 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Second Fleet, 1789-1790 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convict Transportation Registers to Australia |
Link: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
Description: | Australian Convict Transportation Registers - Third Fleet, 1791 |
Extra Info: | Information available in these registers includes: name of convict, date and place of conviction, term of sentence, name of ship on which sailed, departure date, and name of colony sent to. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convicts Index for Tasmania |
Link: | https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU... |
Description: | Names Index of Tasmania |
Extra Info: | Search the names index for convicts transported to Tasmania, convicts permissions to marry and more. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Convicts to Australia Website |
Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20200210171711/http://... |
Description: | Convicts to Australia Website |
Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information is still available to view. Lists of convicts, the ships, the work gangs and more. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Descendents of Convicts Group |
Link: | https://www.docs.org.au/ |
Description: | Descendents of Convicts Group of Australia |
Extra Info: | Lists of convicts, with dates, who are ancestors of the members of the society. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
Link: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations |
Description: | Directory of Scots Banished to the American Plantations, 1650-1775 |
Extra Info: | Includes information on the ships they were sent on as well as the master of the ship. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Female Convicts Research Centre |
Link: | https://www.femaleconvicts.org.au/ |
Description: | Female Convicts Research Centre |
Extra Info: | Includes some surgeon's lists from the ships, information about the institutions and much more. For many of the convicts in the female factory lists it includes their trial date and place. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Founders and Survivors - Australian life courses in historical context 1803-1920 |
Link: | http://foundersandsurvivors.org/ |
Description: | Records and study of the men, women and children who were transported to Tasmania. |
Extra Info: | Records and study of the founding population of 73,000 men, women and children who were transported to Tasmania. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
Link: | https://www.freesettlerorfelon.com/ |
Description: | Free Settler or Felon Website |
Extra Info: | Includes details of convicts and free settlers in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, Australia |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
Link: | https://fremantleprison.com.au |
Description: | Freemantle Prison, Western Australia |
Extra Info: | Includes a convicts database with details of where they came from, the ship they travelled on, occupation and more. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records |
Title: | LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy |
Link: | http://www.ozlists.com/allluceys/ |
Description: | LUCY and LUCEY Genealogy |
Extra Info: | LUCY and LUCEY's arriving in Australia, convicts, and more. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Link: | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your... |
Description: | National Archives - Digital Microfilms Online |
Extra Info: | Please read the instructions and information before downloading. Includes New South Wales convict entry books, convict transportation registers, and more. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom |
Link: | New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 |
Description: | New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Freedom, 1810-1814, 1827-1867 |
Extra Info: | Includes name, ship, native place, offence, date and place of trial, sentence, height, complexion and more. |
Classification: | Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | Public Record Office of Victoria, Australia |
Link: | https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/online-... |
Description: | Public Record Office of Victoria Online Indexes |
Extra Info: | Includes passenger lists, plus convicts index 1842-54 and certificates of freedom index within the convict index. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Other Records |
Title: | Queensland, Australia Online Databases and Indexes |
Link: | https://www.qld.gov.au/recreation/arts/heritage/ar... |
Description: | Queensland, Australia Online Databases and Indexes |
Extra Info: | Queensland State Library archives. Includes convicts, naturalisations, immigration and more. |
Classification: | Commercial / Trade Directories, Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
Title: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
Link: | Scotland Data from Ancestry |
Description: | Scotland Data Collection from Ancestry |
Extra Info: | Includes Emmigrants and Immigrants; Numerous Directories and Gazetteers and more. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
Link: | https://ruhleben.tripod.com/ |
Description: | The Prisoners of the Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp 1914-1918 |
Classification: | Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Companies / Employee and Union Lists, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records |
Title: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
Link: | https://www.sog.org.uk/ |
Description: | The Society of Genealogists (SOG) |
Extra Info: | Can search for a surname for free, however a membership is required to access the detailed information. Click Search to see a list of the data online. |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc. |
Title: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
Link: | http://www.powtaiwan.org/ |
Description: | The Story of the Taiwan POW Camps and the Men who were Interred in Them |
Classification: | Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Tracing London Convicts in Britain and Australia, 1780-1925 |
Link: | https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/ |
Description: | Search millions of records from around fifty datasets, relating to the lives of 90,000 convicts from the Old Bailey. |
Extra Info: | Requires a Find My Past subscription to see the final details on some entries. |
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